Renault 5 Reborn As Electric Supermini

Cadder · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:38

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/renault-5-reborn-electric-supermini

Thoughts on this? I remember when I was just a young lad, my uncle bought a Renault 5 GT Turbo. It was pretty rapid as far as I remember.

I think this remake fits in with the typical EV look nowadays. It would be nice if they could sharpen the features and make it look a bit more aggressive, but doesn't look too bad.

And for comparison:

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GinG · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:41

I saw this article yesterday.

In my opinion it looks great. I'm a big fan of electric cars and I think this fits into the lineup nicely.

I think it gives a great modern twist on the classic along with giving a slight nod to the Clio V6 with the wider arches.

Armageus · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:43

I think it looks great - it's a decent modern take on the old 5

Josh · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:44

Looks wicked, big fan of the R5T.

SDK^ · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:51

It looks great - how close to the CG concept will the actual released version be though?!

Nasher · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:52

A bit porky compared to the old one

Junglist · 15 Jan 2021 at 09:56

Everyone has a bit of a soft spot for the Renault 5 turbo, right? The Williams Clio was almost as cool

chroniclard · 15 Jan 2021 at 10:07

Love it! Please please 200 mile range hot hatch electric!!! Sign me up now.

MeAnBoY · 15 Jan 2021 at 10:24

Looks silly with the gigantic wheels but that's to be expected on a prototype. Thinking if it gets released maybe more like a Honda E? Not a bad thing in my eyes.

Vita · 15 Jan 2021 at 10:44

I like it tbh. Yeah it would be cool as a hot hatch type car, but EV is pretty much the bandwagon now for all new cars.

Maundie · 15 Jan 2021 at 10:48

I like it as far as EVs go, remember steering away from the 5GT due to them destroying turbo's, also didn't the Clio 16v have a reputation for eating head gaskets more so than the Rover 16v engines? seem to remember my mate having it done a couple of times.

GravyMonster · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:12

Looks a lot like a Citroen DS3 to me, but an EV hot hatch could be fantastic.

Conscript · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:24

I....like that.
Jungle is massive, after all.

Joe T · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:29

I'm sensing a trend here. And in before @Acme

And now...

Jonnycoupe · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:39

Indeed...

OldKitMan · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:42

looks outstanding IMO.

lordrobs · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:46

I think it looks great but we'll have to wait until the production model has gone through the dilution process. Take the Honda-E, it looks good but the concept looked so much better.

Joe T · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:53

What's interesting about the Honda-E is that they more-or-less completed the production car, then started work on the concept!

I understand work on the Renault was only started 6 months or so ago, which means the production car is likely some way off - I think I've seen 'before 2025' as a timescale?

Kenai · 15 Jan 2021 at 11:58

My thoughts are everyone will be disappointed when it arrives as a bog standard Renault 5 successor and not a Renault 5 Turbo successor.

Del Lardo · 15 Jan 2021 at 12:00

Joe T said:
What's interesting about the Honda-E is that they more-or-less completed the production car, then started work on the concept!

I understand work on the Renault was only started 6 months or so ago, which means the production car is likely some way off - I think I've seen 'before 2025' as a timescale?

Seven fully electric cars by 2025, one will be the new 5.

Quite excited by it, my first car was a Renault 5 GT Campus (GT badge stuck on as I aspired to a GT Turbo).